New Dimensions in the Quantitative Classification of Mental Illness

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Abstract
Comorbidity among mental disorders in clinical and community populations is extensively documented.1-7 It complicates research design and clinical decision making but provides an opportunity to improve psychiatric classification.6,8,9 Patterns of comorbidity are thought to reflect the underlying structure of psychopathology, and analyses of these patterns may reveal the natural classification of mental illness.8-11